7 Culture Shinkoji Temple's Tough Plum Trees Elizabeth S Shingon Buddhist temple in Noda City is noted for its plum trees which survived and thrived after a tornado ripped through the eastern part of Saitama Prefecture
Planning Nikko Featured on Fodor's Go List 2025 Kim Bergström Nov 15, 2024 various travel publications distribute their lists of places to visit in the coming twelve months, and Fodor's Go List 2025 featured Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture
Culture Shosan-ji Summer Festival 2026 Sunday - Aug 30th At a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture 焼山寺
Activities Fuefuki Spring Festival Kim Bergström The Fuefuki area of Yamanashi Prefecture is renowned for its springtime beauty.
Activities Hokubō Cosmos Festival 2026 Mid Oct On the second Sunday in October, a colorful cosmos festival takes place at the Hokubo Cosmos Square in Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture.
Area Izu City Izu City is a relatively warm city that lies along the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture. Famous for its hot springs and the Shuzenji Temple, Izu is ideal for travellers looking for a mixture..
Food Sake in Yamaguchi Featured Introducing the varieties of sake that, just like the well-known Dassai, emanate from Yamaguchi prefecture.
Culture Tokyo German Village Christmas Market 2026-2027 Early Nov - Mid Jan Chiba Prefecture's Tokyo German Village provides a slice of Europe in Japan with a Christmas market event.